Perth Glory travel to Brisbane Roar for the second successive away match against one of the competition’s heavyweights.

Perth Glory travel to Brisbane Roar for the second successive away match against one of the competition-s heavyweights, following last week-s hefty loss in Sydney. History, offers little solace for the Sandgropers who have won just once against Brisbane Roar way back in season two of the Westfield W-League.

Brisbane may well have played themselves back into form with last weekend-s 6-2 rout of Newcastle Jets, with the two-time champions having been erratic by their high standards prior to Christmas. Striker Emily Gielnik made a welcome return to the scoresheet last weekend with a double following a lengthy injury absence and she offers a presence that had perhaps been missing from the Roar forward line. The Roar-s high-profile German goalkeeper Nadine Angerer will be absent for this one with the UEFA Women-s EURO winner in Zurich on Monday for the FIFA Ballon d-Or Gala, where she is in line to be crowned world player of the year.

Perth Glory will be reeling from conceding four goals in each half last weekend against Sydney FC. And a 3-0 loss against Brisbane Roar earlier this season offers little to cling to either. There is an upside on the personnel front, however, with inspirational Danish defender Cecile Sandvej returning from suspension and Matildas striker Kate Gill hoping to last the 90 minutes following her return from a lengthy illness.